Fashion show to raise money for Miss Tustin scholarship

Miss Tustin and her court will show off clothing trends at the pageant's second annual fashion show, which will be held Sept. 15 at the Senior Center.

“It gives you a chance to see some of the fashions that are in our city of Tustin,” said Cherrill Cady, executive director of the Miss Tustin Scholarship Program. “It's a fun event...you get to see and hear what the program is about.”

The fashion show helps raise money for the Miss Tustin Scholarship Program, which doles out $1,500 every year to the pageant winner and smaller amounts to the runners up. The pageant, in its 14th year, is held in March. It is open to women ages 18-24 who go to local high schools, live or work in the city, or attend a college in Irvine, according to Cady.

The fashion show was previously scheduled to occur at Wilcox Manor, but was switched to the Senior Center following a permit from the city that requires Wilcox Manor to build outdoor handicapped-accessible bathrooms before hosting more events.

This year's winner Shea Marie Frates and some of her predecessors will model clothes donated from Three Friends, Tina Marie's, Draper's and Damon's and other nearby shops. The show also includes men's and children's fashions, Cady said. The event will offer entertainment, raffle prizes and food.

The Miss Tustin pageant is a local preliminary to the Miss California and Miss America pageants. Last year's inaugural fashion show raised about $1,500 for scholarships and Cady said she is hoping to raise more this Sunday.

Tickets are $20 each and a table of 10 individuals is discounted at $190 total; children are $10. Tickets can be purchased from Cady at 714-544-6774 or at the door.